Fishing Boats at Gloucester
Artist
Adele Williams
(American, 1868-1952)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1900 - 1910
MediumWatercolor, gouache, and graphite drawing on laid paper
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (39.4 x 47 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Norfolk Society of Arts
Object number17.1.1
Not on view
DescriptionWatercolor depicting the fishing boats at Gloucester. In a gold frame; glassed.Label TextAdele Williams American, 1868–1952 Fishing Boats at Gloucester, ca. 1900s–1910s Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper Passages of opaque gouache add rich tones to this watercolor depicting a wharf in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Like other American Impressionists, Adele Williams spent many summers in the picturesque harbor towns of New England. After studying art in New York and Paris, she settled in her hometown of Richmond, Virginia. This painting, purchased by the Norfolk Society of Arts in 1917, is among a small group of early gifts that contributed to the founding of this Museum. Gift of the Norfolk Society of Arts 17.1.1 Exhibition HistoryNorfolk Academy, October 1962-January 1963; Ballentine School, June 22, 1950; City Attorney's office, 4/1978 to present. "Drawn from the Vault: Collecting American Works on Paper at the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, May 10 - July 27, 2014. "Watercolor: An American Medium," Photography Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, February 21 - June 23, 2019.
